Re: [PATCH] gnu: ruby: Replace with 2.3.2 [fixes CVE-2015-3900].

[Ben Woodcroft <b.woodcroft@uq.edu.au>]

On 20/11/16 01:28, Leo Famulari wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 19, 2016 at 09:32:09AM +1000, Ben Woodcroft wrote:
>> * gnu/packages/ruby.scm (ruby)[replacement]: New field.
>> (ruby-2.3.2): New variable.
>> ---
>>   gnu/packages/ruby.scm | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
>>   1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/gnu/packages/ruby.scm b/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
>> index e4c1ef0..f2b5de9 100644
>> --- a/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
>> +++ b/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
>> @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
>>   (define-public ruby
>>     (package
>>       (name "ruby")
>> +    (replacement ruby-2.3.2)
> Remember that grafted replacements should have a compatible ABI.
>
> This is the first result I found when searching for "Ruby ABI compatible"
>
> https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2013/12/21/ruby-version-policy-changes-with-2-1-0/
>
> So, if they've kept that policy, this should be fine.
I can't see any evidence to the contrary. I also ran a compatibility 
checker and it seemed to work out (while 2.3.2 vs 2.2.6 did not, as a 
negative control).
https://lvc.github.io/abi-compliance-checker/

I'm not quite finished packaging it yet up to standard just yet, but I 
pushed what I have here, in case it is useful in the meantime.
https://github.com/wwood/guix_mine/blob/master/ben/packages/local.scm

I pushed the graft to master and updated it directly on staging.

ben